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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Graph of engine RPM versus MPH for various gears and tyre specifications.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 90a\2\  Scan273
Date  28th July 1934 guessed
  
F.R. HALLS CHASSIS

R.P.M. AT 60 M.P.H.
5.50 x 18 TYRES
TOP 2803
3RD 3244
2ND 4146
30 M.P.H. 1ST 2635

5.25 x 18 TYRES
TOP 2687
3RD 3110
2ND 4240
30 M.P.H. 1ST 2695

TYRE CIRCUMFERENCE EFFECTIVE AT 35 LBS. 5.50.18 - 92.3"
TYRE CIRCUMFERENCE EFFECTIVE AT 35 LBS. 5.25.18 - 88.5"

ROAD WHEEL REVS MILE. 5.50 TYRES. = 701.9
ROAD WHEEL REVS MILE. 5.25" TYRES. = 717.79

AXLE RATIO 11 x 41 - 3.72 : 1

LEGEND:
5.50" TYRES (Solid Line)
5.25" TYRES (Dashed Line)

AXIS:
M.P.H. (Y-Axis)
R.P.M. (X-Axis)

GEARS:
TOP
3RD
2ND
1ST

F.D.
  
  


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